A very beautiful sarcophagus has been placed over the grave of
the late Sir John S. D. Thompson, at Halifax. It is of Nictaux
granite, and highly polished. It rests on a base eight feet seven
inches by four feet seven inches and fourteen inches high. The
sarcophagus is three feet eight inches from the ground. The top
part represents a cross and on the smaller piece is the word
"Credo." At the front is the inscription: "The
Right Honorable Sir John S. D. Thompson, P. C., K. C. M. G., Q. C.,
Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada, who died suddenly at
Windsor Castle, Dec. 12, 1894."